the YZ250 basketcase

[dennis da menaceMember]

micknmeld wrote:

I am pretty sure that bike on the poster, is in the front window of the Unit store in Harbourtown on the Gold Coast, if it isn’t it, it is a bloody good replica.

Yes that’s the bike Mick. Does the chick work there? If so I’m goin to the gold coast for a sniff :laugh: :laugh:

[GregMember]

Picked your spokes up Menace all set my end

TB

[AlexMember]

That Chick would be someones mum by now and not quite so trim.
That YZ looks like a Dack special.
I’ve seen some restorations but 6K on an ’89 YZ is kind of …. wtf. I mean they weren’t worth that new.
Hats off for a grand effort regardless.

[jamieMember]

“people will stare at it on the trailer” that’s gold i reakon i would,my sons got that poster on his bedroom door i gave it to him cause i’ couldn’t hang it on mine 😆

[dennis da menaceMember]

Trailboss wrote:

Picked your spokes up Menace all set my end

TB

just got the hubs back from the powdercoaters last minute this arvo. got the rims and spokes ready…

just happened to pick up the tyres, tubes, rimtape, rimlocks, bearings and seals as weel while i was at craigs… just incase you wanna earn another $50 big ones TB :whistle:

remenber …its all for charity :laugh: :laugh:

[Steve WyethMember]

You should of had a go Menace. I rebuilt my Kato wheels and painted the hubs not long before I sold it, I found it quite theraputic!

Good luck with the project, that UNIT one looks friggin’ sweet! I’m still trying figure out what Mick was doing a) out of Wauchope and b) in a UNIT store Maybe he thought other like minded ‘units’ might be in there :laugh: :laugh:

[Mick DMember]

Just for the record Moto, the lure of the “Factory” Retro YZ got me in. :laugh:

[Mike WyethMember]

That s looking like an awesome rebuild Menace with some great attention to detail mate,well done.

[GregMember]

Back wheel is done, built in the kitchen cause its to cold outside :whistle:

Front appears to have incorrect length spokes and I am waiting to speak with menace

:pinch:

TB

[AlexMember]

Tap in some more thread TB …. nah don’t do that way too dodge

[Nick DoleMember]

I had a 90 YZ250WR in 91 or 92, still remember the engine. Angry was the only word to describe it.
When i was a kid in shorts i used to walk up to procycles in Hornsby a few times a week, bug the hell out of Frank Pons, Dave Middleton and Vincent Teseriero. Frank was prepping belly’s YZ’s at the time and the dayglo orange paint was a nightmare, had to be repainted after every race to keep Malbro happy.
I do remember getting a reed block spacer made to try and give it some bottom end and fitting a heavy flywheel to tame it and help the lightswitch not flick as hard.
Forks and shock were awful too, no idea about suspension then, if you saw a bump you just had top do a wheelie…

[Nick DoleMember]

hey TB do you have any of the old spokes? Do they run a long and short spoke?

[dennis da menaceMember]

good to see they get pride of place TB :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

thats a f**ker about the spokes. i know they are special order. do you think ballards will accept them as the wrong ones and therefore swap them over??

and TB, you do have them in the right holes dont you :dry:
they look like they could go another hole around

not that i, in any way, would doubt your spoke poking expertise

[ChrisMember]

I’d just cut them to size and use a bit of super glue, their only menances. :ohmy:

[dennis da menaceMember]

was around at Craigs on the weekend and we did a bitta work.

i finally finished cleaning up the airbox with some steel wool, a hot air gun and some WD40. it came up a trat… but i forgot to take a photo of it :pinch:

craig had received his u-beaut super expensive polish from the states and rubbed up the swingarm (why he didnt clear coat it i will never understand :dry: ) i looks f**king awesome anyway!

he had also torqued everything possible to the exact footing of poundage :laugh:
and fitted the radiator support bracket and wiring loom

after sorting out the myriad of washers and spacers in the bearing kit… and comparing it to the trusty old Clymer manual, we got shock, linkages and swingarm on

looks wicked we reckon :woohoo:

shockeroony…

bracket and loom (not happy with that dirt on the loom, need to come off again!) :laugh:

TB had just informed me that he has sorted the spoke issue by having them shortened and retapped. should have em in a couple of weeks.
bloody legend isnt he

found a mob in the states that has new Minuki 38mm smoothbore flatside carbys.
can get it delivered with any jetting we like for $220. thats cheap!!!
cant see the point of putting a 23 year old carby back on and looking at the old one, its pretty worn out.

the recommended jetting specs came with the new FMF system…. however do any of you 2 stroke gurus know if the specs will be different again, as we have changed the reeds and block to a V-Force 3 set up???????

and while im at it, does anyone know what a ‘power jet’ does? as there seems to be a newer model carb with one????

and so the battle continues :laugh: :laugh:

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